Arne Slot's remarkable transition at Liverpool makes them the team to beat in the title race - and the stats prove it, writes Phil McNulty.
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou lifted the famous line from the movie Gladiator following the wild ride of victory over Manchester United when he asked: "Are you not entertained?"
Entertainment is never a problem with Spurs under Postecoglou. But pleasure is laced with an element of sporting torture when they are exposed to a team of Liverpool's world-class attacking quality. Postecoglou was also unable to call on the suspended, influential Rodrigo Bentancur. The Uruguayan would have at least offered a greater degree of difficulty in passing through Spurs, something which is simply too easy at present.
The two goals he scored in the second half took him to a remarkable tally of 229 goals in 373 games, moving ahead of the legendary Billy Liddell - who was so influential during his Anfield career that they were often renamed "Liddellpool" - and into fourth place on the club's list of all-time scorers.
It is also the sixth Premier League season in which Salah's goals and assists totals have both reached double figures. No-one in the Premier League era can match that.
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